And according to Valerie Craig, the 3,000 residents of rural Norfolk, Conn., where she lives, have not been supportive since her daughter's death.

The town has one drug store, one hardware store, a little pizza shop, a liquor store and a pub, located about half a mile from Craig's house.

Driscoll was coming from that pub when he hit and killed Craig, her mother said.

And although he has had other drunk driving charges in the past, Driscoll has been supported by friends and relatives in the town, Craig said.

"They're a large family and so much of the town is related to him," Craig said. "They've been here for centuries."

Ongoing harassment, such as people driving past her house and shouting things out their car windows, sometimes for five days in a row, in August forced Craig to close the herb and spice store she ran on her property for 12 years, she said.

The single mother, who has a 14-year-old son attending The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, said she doesn't know what she'll be doing next.

"Something like this affects you so incredibly that you just can't continue on with your life the way you used to," she said. "A lot of my time is spent on this trial and just grieving. I try and face each day."

Yen, Weiss and Hsu are back at Harvard now, but their lives have been changed.

Yen, who is writing a letter to the judge, said she thinks about Craig often.

"It's hard for me to realize that she's not coming back," Yen said.

It is unclear whether the University is planning to take any action to influence the judge's decision on Driscoll's sentencing. Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 said he is very aware of the case but had no comment